Demarai Gray believes he and his Everton team-mates lacked the desired quality to earn a result against Aston Villa despite their huge amounts of effort.
The Blues fell to a 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon courtesy of an Emiliano Buendia header just before the half time interval, with the Argentine getting to Lucas Digne's corner at the near post.
The hosts improved in the second period and managed to create some chances, but finished the match having only one shot on target.